what guage wire to use
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Topic: what guage wire to use
Posted By: aem7506
Subject: what guage wire to use
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 12:26 PM
aight i been wonderin what guage wire do u run from ur speaker to ur amp...? how big could i go or what do u recommend wanna get the most out of everything.....
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Posted By: defective
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 12:51 PM
you might get more answers if you post in the car audio section.... i'm not a moderator or anything but this is the custom section.  -------------
Posted By: sam1
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 1:03 PM
personally, i always go with 14ga i blieve it is (could be 12ga) for my subwoofer wire. with normal speakers, id suggest nothing smaller than 18ga, but i know most cars use 22ga for their stock stereo wires. id say just go to a stereo shop and have them hook you up with some wire. theyll give you the right size for a couple cents per foot.
Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 2:35 PM
If you have a really big setup with a big amp I've even done 8awg from my subs to my amp before. It really just depends on the setup. But on subs I try not to go smaller than 14awg
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Posted By: dangerranger96
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 5:40 PM
go with 14ga for 10" and 8" subs, 12ga for med. powered 12", 10ga for high powered 12", and if you have really big subs go to 8ga
Posted By: defective
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 7:25 PM
honestly... there is nearly no amperage on a speaker wire..... you could run a 2000 watt 18" with 22 guage... it doesn't matter.... big wires are for big egos
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Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 7:29 PM
i run a 16 to my Eclipse Aluminum 15 with 600 cont. watts
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Posted By: defective
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 7:35 PM
that's modest enough, Pure All you guys who run 8 Guage to your subs, you should be on Baille's site... you know the section -------------
Posted By: sam1
Date Posted: April 16, 2004 at 10:04 AM
8ga to a sub? i run 8ga to my amp=). i usually get the 14ga wire for everything.
Posted By: dangerranger96
Date Posted: April 16, 2004 at 8:45 PM
the guys that run 8ga to their subs usually run 1/0ga to their amp
Posted By: dangerranger96
Date Posted: April 17, 2004 at 12:39 AM
i run 8ga to my amp and 12 to my sub, i ran 8ga to my sisters amp and 12ga to her three subs, so it really just depends on what you want to spend on wire, if the costs change that much where you are
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